{"title":"Normandin-Mercier Cognac","description":"\u003cp\u003eNormandin-Mercier was founded in 1872 by Jules Normandin, a cognac broker who married into the Mercier family and made his mother-in-law a business partner, giving the house its double-barreled name. In 1885 the family purchased Château de la Péraudière at Dompierre-sur-Mer, just east of La Rochelle, where the cool, humid Atlantic air slows evaporation and allows exceptionally long, gentle aging. The house is still family-run today by Edouard, Jean-Marie and Audrey Normandin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike estate producers, Normandin-Mercier has never owned vineyards. It works as a négociant-éleveur, buying young eaux-de-vie exclusively from Grande Champagne and Petite Champagne growers and aging them in its own cellars at the château. After decades of supplying the large houses in bulk, Jean-Marie Normandin began bottling under the family name in 1979, drawing on stocks that in some cases date back to the late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe range includes a VSOP Petite Champagne, Vieille Fine Champagne, XO Grande Champagne, a 1976 Petite Champagne vintage, Extra bottlings from both crus, La Péraudière Grande Champagne and the Très Vieille Grande Champagne drawn from pre-1914 casks. The style favors elegance, length and pronounced rancio over oak. 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Normandin-Mercier owns no vines and buys only from Grande and Petite Champagne growers; dormant as a brand after the Second World War, it was revived under the family name in 1979 by Jean-Marie Normandin and is now run with his children Edouard and Audrey. Distilled from Ugni Blanc and bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle, Prestige is described by the producer as nuanced and complex, opening floral before shifting to vanilla and honey, with a relatively dry palate where cocoa and leather give way to ginger spice and hints of tropical fruit. Cognatheque adds almond, plum and spice on the nose and a long, smooth finish. A refined after-dinner cognac at a fraction of big-house XO pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Normandin-Mercier Prestige Fine Champagne Cognac online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Normandin-Mercier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50809494536448,"sku":"C0010627L","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/normandin-mercier-prestige-fine-champagne-cognac_52349f58-3cf8-4b73-9477-f94789396ab8.jpg?v=1793210257"},{"product_id":"normandin-mercier-extra-old-30-year-grande-champagne-cognac","title":"Normandin-Mercier Extra Old 30 Year Grande Champagne Cognac","description":"\u003cp\u003eNormandin-Mercier's Extra Old is a 100% Grande Champagne cognac blended from eaux-de-vie aged 30 years and more in French oak, bottled unfiltered and without added caramel color at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The house was founded in 1872 by broker Jules Normandin, who bought the Chateau de la Peraudiere at Dompierre-sur-Mer near La Rochelle in 1885; its cool, humid cellars sit closer to the Atlantic than most of the region, slowing evaporation and encouraging the rancio character that defines old Grande Champagne. The family has never owned vineyards and sources Ugni Blanc eaux-de-vie only from Grande and Petite Champagne growers, and the firm is run today by Jean-Marie, Edouard and Audrey Normandin. The Barrel Tap notes dried apricot, orange peel, sandalwood, tobacco and aged oak on the nose, fig, candied nuts, dark chocolate, clove and soft leather on the palate, and a long, warm finish of rancio, vanilla spice and cigar box. D\u0026amp;M Wine and Liquor adds forest floor, baking spice and toffee with candied orange peel and black peppercorn. This is a genuine 30-year age statement from a family house, a rarity in Cognac at any price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Normandin-Mercier Extra Old 30 Year Grande Champagne Cognac online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Normandin-Mercier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50809494896896,"sku":"C0010628L","price":168.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/normandin-mercier-extra-old-30-year-grande-champagne-cognac_9ecc7c3d-e927-4f94-9598-0375a92a1a10.jpg?v=1793210257"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/normandin-mercier-cognac.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}